2025 Oscar Nominations Full List: Denzel and ‘Challengers’ Snubbed & More Surprises

2025 Oscar nominations
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After being delayed twice by the wildfires in California, the 2025 Oscar nominations have finally been announced. Wicked star Bowen Yang and Saturday Night‘s Rachel Sennott announced the nominations via a global livestream and a broadcast on Good Morning America and other major news networks on Thursday, January 23. The nominations also streamed live on Disney+ and Hulu.

Some shocking snubs from this year’s list: Challengers was completely shut out even after winning the Golden Globe for Best Original Score; Denzel Washington, believed to be a shoo-in for a supporting actor nomination for Gladiator II, wasn’t nominated; and there were no nominations for Pamela Anderson and The Last Showgirl, Nicole Kidman and Babygirl, or Luca Guadagnino‘s other 2024 film after Challengers, Queer. And while Nickel Boys was nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, it received no acting, directing, or any other technical category nominations. Some categories are lacking diversity yet again, like the Best Supporting Actor category in which all five nominees are white people.

One of the surprise nominations is Sebastian Stan for his performance as Donald Trump in The Apprentice. He wasn’t nominated for this film at previous awards shows this season other than the BAFTAs, a British awards show. Stan was nominated (and won) for A Different Man at the Golden Globes. A happy surprise is Karla Sofía Gascón‘s nomination for Best Actress for Emilia Pérez. With this nomination, she is the first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man, is also now an Oscar-nominated film with its Visual Effects nomination. Williams is portrayed as a CGI monkey for the entirety of the movie musical (funnily enough, three of the five Visual Effects nominees are films featuring CGI monkeys).

The 2025 Oscars will air live on Sunday, March 2 starting at 7/6c on ABC. For the first time ever, the awards show will also stream live on Hulu (not just Hulu + Live TV). Conan O’Brien will host.

Below, find the full list of the 2025 Oscar nominees.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Costume Design

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Live Action Short Film

A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Music (Original Score)

The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Animated Feature Film

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Cinematography

The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

Directing

Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane

Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Film Editing

Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

International Feature Film

I’m Still Here, Brazil
The Girl With the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia

Music (Original Song)

“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Like A Bird” from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin

Best Picture

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Production Design

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Sound

A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

2025 Oscars, Sunday, March 2, 7/6c, ABC and Hulu

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